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Patented May 28, 1895.

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STATION INDICATOR.

NEXT $TFAWN UNITED STATES ELYMOS H. BROOKS OF, JANESVILLE,

WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK H. BAACK, OF SAME PLACE.

STATION-INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letter Patent No. 539,910, dated May 28, 1895. Application filed March 1, 1895. Serial No. 540,247. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ELYMos BROOKS, a resident of Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view illustrating my improved station-indicator. Fig. 2- is a longitudinal vertical view.

Fig. 3 is a view in cross-'section.

A represents a box or casin g having a slot a in its front through which the names of stations on a movable canvas (hereinafter explained) can be seen, said slot being closed by means of a glass a. The sides and top and bottom of the box or casing can be conveniently made ofwood, but I prefer to make the ends 1), b of metal. The edges of each end I), b, are made with inwardly projecting flanges 0 having perforations o for the ac commodation of screws 0 passing through the top, bottom and sides respectively of the box or casing, and said screws are provided, within the box or casing, with nuts 0 Each end 12, b is provided with two inwardly projecting annular flanges d, d, which constitute bearings for the ends of two rolls or drums E, E. The end b of the box or casing is also made with ,holes e, e, concentric with the annular flanges or bearings 61, and through said holes angular shanks f projecting from the respective rolls or drums extend and are intended for the reception of a key F whereby to turn said rolls or drums. The shanks f will be from the end I) of the casing.

protected by means of sleeves g projecting The rolls or drums E, E, are provided at their ends with flanges h, h respectively; On these rolls or drums, a canvas G, having the names of various stations or streets provided thereon, is adapted to wind. From the drum E the canvas passes over a roller I, mounted in bearings 1' on the ends I), b of the casing in close proximity to the front thereof. The canvas then passes over another roller I mounted in the same manner close to the front of the casing, below the slot therein, and then said canvas is wound on the otherroll or drum E.

The canvas will thus be made to pass in close proximity to the glass in the slot a.

From the construction and arrangement of parts above described it will be seen that the attendant (driver, conductor or brakeman) can cause the canvas tomove in either direction behind the glass 0/ by rotating one or the other of the rolls or drums E, E in the manner above explained, thus indicating to ,the passengers, the next station to be passed by the car or train.

One of the heads or flanges h of the roll or drum E is provided with two pins j, j, disposed at diametrically opposite points.

An. arm or lever passes through a slot in the top of the box or casing and pivotally supported between its ends therein. Onearm of said lever 70 is normally disposed in the pathof the pinsj,j, and the other arm is pro vided with a double-ended hammerl adapted to strike a bell m located on the box or casing A, when the lever 70 is moved in one direction or the other by the engagement therewith of the pins j. The lever is is maintained normally at the center of its throw by means of two springs 'n secured thereto and extending therefrom in opposite directions, the outer ends of said springs being secured to the box or casing. Thus it will be seen that when the rolls E, E, are rotated in either direction to change the name of the street or station in the slot at, the engagement of the pins j with the lever 70 will cause the bell to be rung and the name of one street or station disappears from the slot at and another appears therein.

My improvements are exceedingly simple in construction; can be cheaply manufactured; are easy to be manipulated and are effectual, in all respects, in the performance of their functions.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a station indicator, the combination with a box or casing having a slot therein, rolls or drums mounted in said casing, rollers mounted in said casing in proximity to the slot, a canvas having the names of streets or stations produced thereon, said canvas being adapted to be unwound from one roll or drum and wound on the other and passing over said rollers, a bell on the box or casing, a double bell hammer, a lever carrying said hammer, said lever pivoted at or near its center springs connected with said lever, and operating in opposite directionsand pins carried by one of said rolls or drums and adapted to strike an end of said lever when the roll or drum is turned in either direction, whereby to ring the bell, substantially as set forth.

2. In a station indicator, the combination with a box or casing, a bell thereon, rolls or drums mounted in the casing and canvas having names thereon adapted to be wound upon and unwound from said rolls or drums, of pins projecting from one of said rolls or drums, a lever pivoted between its ends in a slot in the casing and one end adapted-to be struck by said pins when the roll or drum is turned in either direction, springs connected to opposite sides of said lever and to the casing and a double-ended hammer for the bell, carried by said lever, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EIJYMOS H. BROOKS.

\Vitnesses:

FRANK H. BAACK, A. M. CARRIER. 

